Alberta at Noon

Is a new pipeline in the national interest? The CBC's Kyle Bakx and energy analyst Janet Annesley join us in studio.

Bird expert Jody Allair joins us in studio to take your calls and questions.

Political analyst Graham Thomson joins us to discuss the Senate question on the provincial referendum ballot.

How did you decide whether or not to have kids? Sociologist Lisa Strohschein joins us for the hour to take your calls.

Pollsters Janet Brown and John Santos join us to take your calls on the shifting dynamics in Alberta politics as the October 19th referendum approaches.

The province is working on new rules for micro mobility vehicles and we want to hear what you would like to see.

We're getting into another one of the referendum questions today.  The Smith government wants the province to have more say over the the appointment of judges. We hear how the system works now and what exactly is being asked of you.

This one is for all the amateur handy-people out there. We want to hear about the time you attempted a renovation at home, the projects that went well and the projects that didn't. 

The referendum is about a month away, and today we're getting into the potential cost of Alberta leaving Canada. A recent report lays out a couple of scenarios.

We asked you to tell us about a dumpster fire in your life and how you put it out. We're not being literal, of course. We wanted you to share stories about something that got out of control and what you did to fix it, or overcome it.

Recent data shows that 68% of Albertans have life insurance coverage. The same study found 26% of Albertans aren’t confident or are unsure that their family would be financially secure if they died unexpectedly. Is life insurance a part of your financial planning?

By now, you know about the referendum on October 19th. Five of the questions are about immigration policies. Are ready to vote on them? What do you want to know about the immigration-related questions on the ballots?

CBC posted a headline last week that read "AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade". Alberta has the most proposed data centres in the country, and there is a lot of talk about the speed at which AI is improving and developing. How are you thinking about AI, and how are you processing all the information that is flying around about it?

Once your working life gets going it can be hard to find time for anything else. Once you retire, and have way more free time than you used to, how do you fill it?

Today we're asking you about the separation question in the referendum next month, and the conversations you're having about it with your family and friends and co-workers. Are you comfortable bringing it up or are you walking on eggshells? 

It's a little cooler out there today but we're sneaking in one more gardening phone-in. The outside season is just about over, but Jim Hole is here to tell you about greenhouses and other structures that can extend the season. 

We're into a new school year, and the province is promising improvements. The government says it has hired more than 2000 new teachers, and a thousand educational assistants. Many of them are part of the complexity teams that are being rolled out to add support in classrooms. So, nearly a year after that, have you noticed any changes in schools? If you have a kid or a teenager in your life wh...

There are thousands of oil and gas wells that have been abandoned in the province, and for years there has been pressure on the industry to do something about it. What's the situation in your community? Do you have an orphan well on your property or nearby? What are you doing about it?

For the second year in a row, Edmonton Public Schools has cancelled all international trips. The board says it's because of "...ongoing political, economic and public health challenges around the world". The public board in Calgary IS doing trips this year, after cancelling them last year. Today, we want to hear what value you think there is in leaving the country when you're young. Did...

We're celebrating Friday going into the long weekend with a show about trees and what you should do to prepare them for fall and winter.

From celebrity culture and K-pop to Taylor Swift, university classes are getting creative. If you could take any course just for the fun of it, no degree required, what would you study?

Dual-practice healthcare is rolling out in Alberta this month. That means doctors who perform some elective surgeries, like hip and knee replacements, will be allowed to operate in both the private and public system. We talk to Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Adriana LaGrange as well as Dr. Braden Manns from the University of Calgary about the changes.

We're joined by Darcy Welsch from the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen as we take your suggestions for the best sandwich.

Do you have a dream that's come to you over and over? Author and journalist, Karen Van Kampen, talks us through the research behind why we have some of these dreams repeatedly.

Whether it's a late-summer harvest or a pre-autumn planting, we put your gardening questions to Joanna Tschudy for one last Friday.